The 1 Division Nigerian Army on Wednesday commenced the Corporals and Below Inter-Brigade competition in Minna. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the competition is to improve combat proficiency, physical fitness and leadership traits of personnel. It is also to prepare them for the present security challenges...
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The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) says it is currently working to restore power supply to Minna and environs after windstorm damaged some of its equipment and installations. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that there was a heavy windstorm on Sunday night before the heavy downpour. This...
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Niger on Saturday in Minna charged Christians to be hopeful as the nation would overcome its present challenges. The chairman, Rev. Bulus Yohanna, gave charge in his Easter message entitled: “Be of good cheer, for I have overcome the world.’’ Yohanna stated that...
Two suspects are in police net in Niger over the alleged murder of a police constable, Mr Nasiru Yusuf. They were arrested in Minima village in Lavun Local Government Area of the state over the alleged murder. Police spokesman in the state, DSP Wasiu Abiodun told the News Agency...
Nigerian military troops have intercepted over 2,000 cows after a fierce gun battle with armed bandits in Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State, PRNigeria has reported. Before the interception, the bandits numbering over 500 from the Birnin-Gwari axis in Kaduna State in a convoy of about 100 motorcycles...
Lack of transportation has delayed the movement of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) personnel and security, materials in Bosso Local Government Area of Niger, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. A check by NAN correspondent on Saturday in Chanchaga Primary School collation centre in Bosso local government area,...
The Niger chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Sunday in Minna enjoined Christian faithful to vote for credible candidates at the governorship and legislative elections of March 18. It stated that such candidates should be those who would ensure development and peaceful co-existence among the people....
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Niger State has urged the Police command in the state to investigate alleged discovery of a Situation Room containing electoral materials and INEC ad-hoc staff. The state PDP Chairman, Mr Tanko Berji, made the call during a news conference at the party’s secretariat...
The All Progressive Congress (APC) in Niger State has suspended the state Chairman, Haliru Zakari Jikantoro over alleged anti-party activities during the just-concluded presidential and National Assembly elections. The Kashini ward executive of the party in the Agwara Local Government Area of the state suspended Jikantoro, accusing him of...
Hon Umar Mohammed Bago, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Niger State in the 2023 elections has vowed to keep all his promises to the people, if elected into the Executive position. Bago made the promise before a mammoth crowd in his campaign train to...
Many vigilantes were reportedly killed in an air raid by a yet-to-be-identified aircraft in Galadima Kogo, a community in Shiroro Local Government Area, Niger State, on Tuesday. Several members of the vigilante group, including its leader, were also injured in the bombing, locals said. The vigilante members were bombed...
The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has promised to complete the Baro inland sea port in Niger. Abubakar also pledged to tackle insecurity across the country, if elected in the upcoming general elections. He made the promises on Saturday in Minna, while inaugurating...
By MARY RONKE, Ilorin – The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Niger has condemned the killing of a Catholic Priest in Paikoro Local Government Area of the state. A statement issued by Daniel Atori, media aide to the CAN Chairman, Most Rev. Bulus Yohanna on Sunday in Minna...
The Niger Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 137 drug suspects. The agency also stated on Saturday in Minna that it destroyed 21 tonnes of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances in the state in 2022. Mr Haruna Kwetishe, the State Commander, NDLEA, announced this...
Four persons died while three others sustained injuries in a lone accident on Sunday at Nami village, Agai Local Government Area of Niger. The Sector Commander of the FRSC in Niger, Mr Kumar Tsukwam, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Monday that the accident occurred...
The Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Malam Aliyu Ahmed, says more than 5,000 companies and individuals spread across 10 Ministries Departments and Agencies (MDAs) are owing the Federal Government about N5.2 trillion. Ahmed stated this at the zonal sensitisation workshop on Federal...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Sen. Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, inaugurated a campaign office and 33 vehicles in Minna, Niger, ahead of the 2023 general elections. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Tinubu performed the inauguration shortly after addressing a crowd of supporters during the...
The Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPC), Mr Mele Kyari, on Thursday inspected the ongoing construction of Bida-Lambata road in Niger State. Kyari inspected the project along with the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr Muhammad Nami. He commended President...
A Minna Magistrate Court II has remanded in correctional Centre, Danjuma Ibeto and Garba Abdullahi, for criminal conspiracy, forgery, defamation of character and falsehood contrary to sections 97, 393, 392 and 364 of the penal code. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the accused were arraigned on...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, affirmed Mr Liman Kantigi as the validly elected governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2023 elections in Niger. Justice Zainab Abubarkar, in a judgement, dismissed the suit brought by the plaintiff, Mr Idris Mohammed Sani, for lacking in...